Newcastle left Alexander Isak out of their squad as they were beaten 4-0 by Celtic in their first pre-season friendly.
The 25-year-old Sweden striker’s future remains unclear after being the centre of transfer interest this summer.
Isak, along with Joelinton, was missed as Eddie Howe’s side were well beaten by the Scottish champions.
Celtic went ahead after 28 minutes when Arne Engels sent Nick Pope the wrong way from the penalty spot after being brought down by Joe Willock inside the box.
Keeper Pope made a major error to gift the hosts a second just before half-time, rushing off his line and failing with an attempt to head a long ball clear to allow Johnny Kenny to pass it into the empty net.
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